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The easiest way to get more power from your engine is to let it breathe better, increasing intake and exhaust flow. Factory exhaust systems are compromises, with noise reduction usually a priority over performance. Installing a performance exhaust system is the first step, but if you want to go further, consider a set of headers. Headers mount in place of the exhaust manifolds, and have individual tubes that all meet in a larger tube called a collector.

R-Spec Headers by ARK Performance®. The ARK R-Spec 3-1 Headers are designed to racing spec. The headers are semi-brushed and mirror polished, they have CNC mandrel bent primaries, TIG welded connections, and de-burred and ported...

Ceramic Coated Performance Header by MagnaFlow®. These headers are a cost effective an easy way to boost your vehicle's horsepower and torque in almost nothing flat. They are made of mandrel bent stainless steel with a ceramic...

Easy and a cost effective solution to add horsepower and torque to your engineEnsures proper operation of engine cylinders fighting the back pressure

Block Hugger Street Rod Headers by Hedman Hedders®. Hedman’s Standard Block Hugger design is ideal for factory manifold replacement or engine swap projects that do not have a hedder designed specifically for the application.

Direct Fit Catalytic Converter with Header by MagnaFlow®. If your cat needs replacement, install one that will get you through the smog check and give you more horsepower. This converter is part of the exhaust header/manifold...

Short Tube Exhaust Header by PaceSetter®. Mild Steel. Finish: Black Painted. Manufactured using mandrel-bent, 16-gauge mild steel tubing and port-matched, CNC-machined, 3/8"-thick head flanges. They are designed for the best...

Machined flanges and 16-gauge primaries, just like race long tubesPollution control hook ups

Direct Fit Pre-OBDII Driver Side Catalytic Converter with Header by MagnaFlow®. If your car needs replacement, install one that will get you through the smog check and give you more horsepower. This converter is part of the exhaust...

Off-Road Stainless Steel Long Tube Header by Kooks®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Kooks will...

BlackHeart 304 SS Long Tube Headers by Hooker®. Hooker continues to push the boundaries of performance with the new Blackheart line of performance exhaust headers for popular late model vehicles.

This part is legal for use on Uncontrolled (Non-Emissions Controlled) Vehicles or Racing VehiclesConstructed of lightweight mandrel bent 304 stainless steel primary tubes wtih a large 3" diameter outlet tube maximizing strength and durability

Direct Fit Header with Catalytic Converter by MagnaFlow®. If your cat needs replacement, install one that will get you through the smog check and give you more horsepower. This converter is part of the exhaust header/manifold...

Mild Steel Shorty Headers by Flowtech®. CARB Compliant: Yes. System Type: Short Tube. Header Material: Mild Steel. Flowtech’s emissions-friendly headers are just the ticket for those who want the best of both worlds – top...

CNC Series™ Street Strip Long Tube Headers by BBK®. Primary Tubing Diameter: 1.625". Gain 30 plus dyno-proven horsepower just by bolting on a set of BBK long tube, full length headers. These premium headers are CAD designed with...

Dyno Testing Results Show a Typical Increase of 30 HorsepowerCNC Mandrel Bent Tubes to Ensure Consistent Diameter throughout the Tubes

XR-1™ Stainless Steel Long Tube Header by Borla®. Extract the horsepower hidden in your engine with these long tube headers. These headers are designed to be used with other performance upgrades and without the catalytic...

Performance Headers by Gibson®. Let your engine breathe and gain power and performance with Gibson Performance Headers. These headers will flow much more exhaust than your restrictive factory exhaust manifolds. The increased...

Stainless Steel Turbo Exhaust Manifold by HKS®. You can have the great performance and great muffler sound of the isometric layout by changing exhaust manifold only with the stock oil pan layout. You will notice immediately the new...

Designed to deliver trouble-free, consistent performanceRight for your vehicle and lifestyle

Cast Iron Turbo Exhaust Manifold by HKS®. Designed utilizing the latest technology, this product by HKS features premium quality and will perform better than advertised. Perfect for your vehicle and lifestyle, it is manufactured to...

Designed to deliver trouble-free, consistent performanceRight for your vehicle and lifestyle

TorqueTube™ Exhaust Manifold System by Banks®. Cast OEM exhaust manifolds just are too restrictive. Replacing them with Banks Torque Tubes will substantially reduce the backpressure where it counts, right at the exhaust ports....

Shorty style fits in stock engine bayStainless steel for long service life

Tuned Length Shorty Headers by BBK®. Primary Tubing Diameter: 1.625". Gain 15-20 dyno-proven horsepower at the rear wheels just by bolting on a set of BBK long tube, full length headers. These premium headers are CAD designed with...

Dyno testing results show a typical increase of 15-20 horsepower at the rear wheelsDeveloped using CAD (Computer Aided Design) software

Full Length Stainless Headers by BBK Performance®. BBK R&D department developed these Long Tube Exhaust headers with one thing in mind – getting even more horsepower and torque out of your car! This all-new rugged BBK long tube...

Alpha Series™ Stainless Steel Race Header by Skunk2®. Increase the performance of your exhaust system with these Alpha Series headers. Designed to maximize exhaust flow, provide higher torque and more horsepower through the...

Designed to maximize exhaust flowProvide higher torque and increased horsepower

MegaPower Exhaust Header by Skunk2®. Skunk2 is proud to introduce its MegaPower Header for Honda's B-series engines. Skunk2 has been designing custom headers for its drag racing, road racing, and endurance cars for years, and is...

BladeRunner Exhaust Manifold with Intercooler Tube by aFe®. Replace the exhaust manifold on your Dodge diesel with the BladeRunner stainless steel manifold. It was created to address a cracking problem with the stock manifold, but...

Twisted Steel Long Tube Headers by aFe®. The new Twisted Steel performance header from aFe Power is redefining the header industry with the new pulse control technology. aFe engineers have designed this header using optimum tube...

Stainless Steel Turbo Header by Stainless Works®. This superior product is made from high-grade stainless steel to ensure excellent quality and maximum resistance to corrosion. Engineered with careful attention to the smallest...

304 SS Headers by Stainless Works®. This superior product is made from high-grade stainless steel to ensure excellent quality and maximum resistance to corrosion. Engineered with careful attention to the smallest detail using the...

Stainless Steel Header by Stainless Works®. This superior product is made from high-grade stainless steel to ensure excellent quality and maximum resistance to corrosion. Engineered with careful attention to the smallest detail...

This superior product is made from high-grade stainless steel to ensure excellent quality and maximum resistance to corrosion. Engineered with careful attention to the smallest detail using the latest technologies this Stainless...

Stainless Steel Header by Pypes®. Still searching for some more horsepower and better sound? Then here’s your solution... and when you install these headers, it will most likely be the last pair you’ll ever need...

Manifolds by Pypes Performance Exhaust®. These are brand new improved molds from Pypes Performance Exhaust. Still searching for some more horsepower and better sound? Then here’s your solution... and when you install...

Machined out to 2.5" at flange area for better flowHigh quality gaskets included

Race Stainless Steel Long Tube Header by Kooks®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Kooks will last...

Swap Mild Steel Long Tube Headers by Kooks®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Kooks will last a...

Stainless Steel Drag Pack Headers by Kooks®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Kooks will last a...

LS Turbo Headers by Flowtech®. Flowtech Headers are the perfect combination of quality and value. These “4 to 1” Turbo headers available in 1.75” and 1.875” tube diameters are an ideal design creating a compact package...

Performance Shorty Header by Flowtech®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Flowtech Exhausts will...

Exhausts Universal Shorty Headers (Shipping Restrictions) by Flowtech®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this...

Performance Long Tube Header by Flowtech®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Flowtech Exhausts will...

Mid-Length Header by Flowtech®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Flowtech Exhausts will last a...

Blackheart Super Competition Long Tube Headers by Hooker®. Designed and intended for installation only with Hooker LS swap engine mounting brackets and transmission crossmembers for this application.Will not install with any other...

Competition Long Tube Performance Header by Hooker®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Hooker will...

Provides unique styling enhancementIncreased corrosion protection ensures long service life and maintained appearance of investment

Mid-Length Swap Performance Header (Shipping Restrictions) by Hooker®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this...

This part is legal for use on Uncontrolled (Non-Emissions Controlled) Vehicles or Racing VehiclesExpertly crafted from premium materials

Super Competition Full Length Performance Header by Hooker®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by...

Super Competition Shorty Performance Header by Hooker®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Hooker...

Mid-Length Performance Header by Hooker®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Hooker will last a...

Competition Mid-Length Performance Header by Hooker®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Hooker will...

Super Competition Long Tube Performance Header by Hooker®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Hooker...

Competition Fenderwell Performance Header by Hooker®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Hooker will...

Competition Shorty Performance Header by Hooker®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind, this product by Hooker will...

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Most stock exhaust manifolds are designed with more attention paid to engine compartment fit than exhaust flow. They’re restrictive because all of the exhaust pulses dump into a small space. In contrast, an exhaust header has individual tubes so each exhaust pulse can flow freely from the exhaust port. And after exiting the port, it flows into a larger space because headers have larger diameter tubes that are usually mandrel bent for gradual radius bends.

Besides less restriction, some headers can also increase performance because of the “scavenging” effect. When an exhaust gas pulse exits a header tube into the collector, a negative pressure wave is created that travels back up the header tube to the exhaust port during valve overlap. This negative pressure helps pull any remaining exhaust gas from the cylinder and also helps draw the incoming intake charge into the cylinder. This is very beneficial to engine performance but the tubes must be long enough for it to be effective during a useable rpm range.

Headers come in a number of configurations, including short tube, or “shorty”, and long tube, also called full length. In general, it’s usually easier to achieve the aforementioned scavenging effect with long tube headers, but there are also shorty headers with equal length tubes. Long tube headers require that the exhaust pipes be cut and flanges attached that will connect with the header collector. The tubes on short tube headers generally fit more easily in the engine compartment and some are designed to connect to the existing exhaust pipe flanges, so no cutting or welding is necessary.

On most headers all 4 pipes end together in the collector, but there are also so-called “tri-y” headers. On a tri-y header, the opposite cylinders in the firing order are paired in a short “Y”, and then the Ys combine in the collector. Today, most headers are constructed from stainless steel, or heavy-duty plain steel that’s been chrome plated or ceramic coated for durability. Stainless steel headers will not rust but they may turn blue near the head flange. Ceramic coatings are durable and can withstand higher temperatures.

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Engines have often been compared to air pumps, because the engine that’s most efficient in terms of economy and power is the one that can get air in and out of its cylinders the easiest. That’s why most performance modifications like conical air filters, cold air intake systems, headers, and cat-back exhaust systems are aimed at making the intake and exhaust systems less restrictive. These parts increase the flow of air into the engine and ease the flow of exhaust gas out of the engine. Among these components, headers may be the most difficult to install. In this article, we’ll discuss what headers do, their different types, and how much performance they can add to your car.

Exhaust Headers Reviews

Absolutely amazing results! Sounds so awesome and the performance is also there. Made a huge difference to the suv and sounds so good. Followed by kooks race cats y-pipe and corsa sport cat back system.

SPosted by Scott A (Clio, MI) / December 7, 20162012 GMC Yukon Denali

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Unit came in a timely manner even with regular shipping. Unit was packaged properly and arrived undamaged even for such a heavy piece. On-line look up, ordering, and payment was very easy and user friendly. Manifold/Converter assembly installation was as it should be. It went right together and fit perfectly just like the original. Performance has been good, and haven't had any problems. The only issue I had was the huge product sticker was stuck onto the catalytic converter itself, which caused a lot of smoke when the car was fired up for the first time, but it quickly burnt off and quick smoking.

First out the box they looked great I was excited of getting shorty headers that meet the California carb. After looking at them for awhile wish the welds where cleaner especially for the price of them. Comes with all the hardware the carb number is not stamped on the header you get a sticker to put on your car for the carb number. It is a pain in the a** to install on any Hemi due to tight space. There is a noticeable sound difference to me and it took about 30 something miles for the computer to adjust to really notice the power. At least they are one of the cheaper carb legal shorty headers.

BPosted by Brian (Manteca, CA) / October 7, 20162007 Dodge Magnum

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Researched the part as part of upgrading my valve covers on my 86 Gt Mustang, and this kit was recommended. I used it with any issues, and made working on the valve covers much easier. Very good product for its cost.

PPosted by Paul (Helotes, TX) / August 18, 20161985 Ford Mustang

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